Cordoba

See also: cordoba, córdoba, and Córdoba

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From Spanish Córdoba, from Arabic قُرْطُبَة (Qurṭuba), from Latin Corduba, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (qrtywbʿy or Qartuba), from 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt or qart, city) + 𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (ywbʿy, Juba) after the Numidian king Juba I. As South American provinces, named after the Spanish city.

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Cordoba

  1. A city in Andalusia, Spain.
  2. A province of Andalusia, Spain, around the city.
  3. A province in central Argentina.
  4. A department of Colombia.

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